ACORN CHILDREN'S CLUB

Registered charity 803672 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We offer breakfast club, after school club, extra pick ups and holiday schemes for children between the ages of 4 and 11 years old. Children come from four local schools Stillness Infant, Stillness Junior, Dalmain and William of York.We currently have capacity for 50 places per day.

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Latest income

£112k

Latest spending

£144k

Registered

1990

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £32,620 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £125,783 to £93,163. The trustees note that expenses rose by £17,140 while income decreased by £25,656, and they are addressing the resulting deficit. The charity maintains a reserves policy to hold free reserves equivalent to at least three months of operating expenses to cover unforeseen circumstances.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £93k)

“These are free reserves, equivalent to at least three months operating expenses.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Daisy Janeschair
Aimee Lewis
Amy Fox
JEAN DIALA ANN LEADER · trustee of 1 other charity
James Bevan
Laura Robinson
Lauren Garvey
Stephen Alastair Christmas
Victoria Walker

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Lewisham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£112k	£144k
31/03/2024	£137k	£127k
31/03/2023	£133k	£117k
31/03/2022	£102k	£105k
31/03/2021	£71k	£76k

Common questions

Is ACORN CHILDREN'S CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £32,620 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £125,783 to £93,163. The trustees note that expenses rose by £17,140 while income decreased by £25,656, and they are addressing the resulting deficit. The charity maintains a reserves policy to hold free reserves equivalent to at least three months of operating expenses to cover unforeseen circumstances. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ACORNS EARLY YEARS CENTRE.

ACORNS EARLY YEARS CENTRE income £865k
ACORNS NURSERY SCHOOL income £219k
POPPLETON SCHOOL'S OUT CLUB income £160k
THE CABIN CREW OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB income £269k
BALDERTON PRE-SCHOOL income £459k
ACORN PRESCHOOL (DUSSINDALE) income £167k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ACORN CHILDREN'S CLUB	£112k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ACORNS EARLY YEARS CENTRE FY2025	£865k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ACORNS NURSERY SCHOOL FY2025	£219k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
POPPLETON SCHOOL'S OUT CLUB FY2025	£160k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CABIN CREW OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB FY2024	£269k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BALDERTON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£459k	—	unclear	—	noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.